Novel Ideas Skills is a comprehensive teacher resource created to accompany young-adult literature appropriate for grades 6–12. The program supports students' experience reading highly-acclaimed novels with activities that develop literary-analysis skills such as characterization, plot, and theme, as well as basic vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing skills. Novel Ideas Skills also provides support for teachers who need a flexible resource easily adaptable to meet a wide range of student needs.

Look to Novel Ideas Skills to

provide in-depth examination of each novel through before-, during-, and after-reading exercises

engage students with subjective writing activities that stimulate independent thinking.